9 Aug: President Putin of Russia
takes part in the ceremonial beginning of exploration drilling at a rig
in the Kara Sea via TV link from Sochi. (ITAR-TASS)
31 Aug: Igor Sechin, head of Russian
oil major Rosneft, announces that the
company plans to invest USD 400 billion in Arctic projects by 2030. (Radio
Free Europe)
9 Sep: The Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region holds its biennial meeting in Whitehorse, Canada.
20 Aug: Russia announces that
two of its icebreakers have recently completed a “complex” of
geophysical research at the North
Pole. (MarineLink)
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21 Aug: Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper launches his annual northern tour, including the announcement of a CAD 17 million Arctic
research program. (CBC)
21 Aug: The Northern Sea Route’s
eastern passage opens to commercial
shipping traffic a full two weeks earlier
than in 2013. (MarineLink)
18 Aug: The US Coast Guard announces that it has successfully
launched and landed a drone, or
UAV, from an icebreaker in the
Arctic Ocean. (KTOO)
2 Sep: The founding meeting of the Arctic
Economic Council takes place in Iqaluit.
The creation of the AEC is a primary initiative of the Canadian Chairmanship of the
Arctic Council. (CBC)
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